Hermitage, Pennsylvania · Private For-Profit
Precision Metal Working at Laurel Technical Institute
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 10.5% reported program-share signal, $6,778 school-wide net price, and $28,311 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 17 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
10.5% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 10.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~17
- Schools with reported signal
- 355
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 85.3%
- Graduation rate
- 73.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $6,778/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $27,112
- Median debt
- $10,706
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $28,311/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (10.5%), school-wide average net price ($6,778), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($28,311), and peer averages from 355 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 355 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 2.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,113 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($12,016 below). Together, those evidence points place Laurel Technical Institute in the top 66% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
West Shore Community College Scottville, MI · 6.7% reported share · $1,527 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,039 net A+ Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · 0.7% reported share · $1,664 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Precision Metal Working accounts for 10.5% of reported programs at Laurel Technical Institute, which is bigger than 93% of schools in this field set and 2.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 17 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Laurel Technical Institute's average net price is $6,778 per year, about $27,112 over four years. That is $2,113 below the $8,891 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $28,311 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $12,016 below the $40,327 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Laurel Technical Institute #236 of 355 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.